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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are considering now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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